Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority gets no hotel proposals

OGDENSBURG  Dont expect a hotel to set up on Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority property anytime soon.

A request for proposals sent out in July to developers and hotel corporations yielded no replies by last weeks deadline.

OBPA Executive Director Wade A. Davis isnt giving up.

While obviously the authority is disappointed there were no responses to the first round of the hotel requests for proposal, Ogdensburg and the greater north country region have an ever-increasing need for tourism-related infrastructure to support the region becoming an overnight destination, he said.

The authority is promoting the lease or sale of an 11.6-acre parcel at routes 37 and 812 for development of a hotel with additional space for retail and commercial businesses and restaurants.

A 45-page, OBPA-commissioned report by Fisher Associates, Rochester, concluded that the authority has three properties that are suitable for hotel development. They are the routes 37 and 812 site, a 6.5-acre parcel on Kendricks Street overlooking the St. Lawrence River and the 12-acre parcel at Bridge Plaza where the OBPA has its offices.

The Fisher Associates report concluded that the routes 37 and 812 site had higher potential for development because of its proximity to traffic on Route 37 and, via Route 812, the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge.

Mr. Davis said a hotel would be a much-needed economic shot in the arm for both the city of Ogdensburg and the region, which he notes continues to experience difficult economic conditions.

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